The academy offers a variety of ways to get involved in sport either competitively, for pleasure or to keep fit.
Facilities
Our excellent sports reputation is reinforced by the sporting facilities including:
- The Academy sports building- The building features 3 bespoke teaching rooms, 2 of which are equipped with ICT facilities. This is the epicentre of our sporting environment within the Academy and is highly regarded and well used for lessons and enrichment alike.
- Fitness Suite- Our state of the art fitness facilities feature 5 different types of aerobic equipment, fixed and free weights, specialist equipment such as kettlebells, training ropes, weight bags, yoga mats, heart rate monitoring equipment and an outstanding teaching and learning wall and sound system.
- Sports Hall- The Sports Hall is as multi use as you could possibly imagine. The hall features opportunities for basketball, 5 aside football, indoor hockey, volleyball, badminton, cricket, tennis, short tennis, trampolining, dodgeball, fitness and dance.
- Activity Suite- The Activity Suite is a fantastic indoor facility that can be used for fitness, dance, gymnastics, table tennis, problem solving and team building.
- Floodlit Astroturf- Our floodlit astroturf facilities are our most prized asset, consisting of a full sized football pitch that divides into 3 7 a-side pitches. We also have 4 5 a-side pitches all of which are floodlit. These are used regularly for fixtures and tournaments.
- Large open sports fields- Our main field close to the Sports Block is used for rugby training, athletics (including long, triple and high jump), rounders, softball and orienteering. The lower field has 3 football pitches for all ages, rugby and orienteering.
- Dance Studio- Featuring outstanding sound system, mirrored wall, sprung floor.
Get Involved
Our post 16 students have access to all facilities for enrichment opportunities and have the opportunity to run their own clubs should they so wish. There is a chance for fixtures and competitions where appropriate. We also work with our students to give them sports leadership opportunities, completing the Sports Leaders programme. This sees them working with our younger students, reinforcing their image as a role model with younger students in the Academy as a whole.